Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Potsdam, NY
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🔥 HIGH-PAYING 48-HOUR OVERTIME CONTRACT: NIGHT EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) RN – POTSDAM, NY

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) in Potsdam, NY 13676. Operating within an active emergency department designated as a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center, this high-compensating specialty assignment features an intensive 48-hour overnight schedule (19:00 – 07:00 / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, four 12-hour night shifts guaranteed weekly with 8 built-in weekly overtime hours). TOP-TIER 48-HOUR GROSS PACKAGE ($3,191/WEEK)! $1,267/WEEK TAX-FREE HOUSING & MEAL STIPEND! $37.00/HR REGULAR & $55.50/HR OT RATES! ZERO MANDATORY ON-CALL! FIRST-TIME TRAVELERS ACCEPTED! EPIC EHR! Delivering rapid triage, resuscitation, and comprehensive stabilization across combined adult and pediatric patient populations (neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics), the emergency nursing team manages high-acuity presentations including neuro-trauma (TBI, spinal cord injury), acute stroke codes (NIHSS), orthopedic trauma, penetrating wounds (gunshot/stab wounds), traumatic amputations, mechanical ventilation, continuous vasopressors, and pediatric emergencies (severe asthma, epiglottitis, seizures). If you are an acute emergency care nurse skilled in trauma resuscitation, dysrhythmia management, critical drip titrations, and line access looking to maximize your earnings at $3,191/week on nights in Northern New York, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (48-Hour Overtime Week)

• Weekly Gross: $3,201.40
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,267.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $37.20/hr (40 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $55.80/hr (8 weekly overtime hours included)
• (Travelers only; local radius rules strictly enforced).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Night shifts, 4x12-Hours (19:00 – 07:00 / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours guaranteed weekly (40 regular hours + 8 overtime hours).
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks.
• Block Scheduling: Block schedules are not offered.
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Weekend & Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend rotation (2 weekends per 4-week posted schedule); standard rotational observed holiday coverage.
• Department Setting & Scope: Level III Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center Emergency Department caring for combined adult and pediatric populations across all acuity levels.
• Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios: Acuity-based staffing of 1:5 (documented experience managing 1:5 ratios required).
• Floating Scope: Floats within clinical emergency nursing competency and scope to like units as operationally needed.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Emergency nursing care, rapid triage assessments, and critical stabilization for neonates, pediatrics, adults, and geriatric emergency presentations.
  • Trauma resuscitation: blunt force trauma, orthopedic trauma, gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, and spinal cord injuries adhering to TNCC standards.
  • Comprehensive neuro-trauma and neurological emergency care: acute ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke pathways, continuous NIHSS neurological scoring, post-intervention monitoring, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
  • Invasive airway and respiratory management: endotracheal intubation assistance, invasive mechanical ventilator management, non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP/CPAP), and pediatric respiratory crises (asthma, epiglottitis).
  • Critical pharmacology: continuous IV vasopressor titrations, continuous IV sedation, and emergency push medications.
  • Vascular access and infusion therapy: peripheral IV initiation and maintenance, phlebotomy, central line care, and blood product administration.
  • Cardiac monitoring: real-time rhythm interpretation, 12-lead EKG acquisition, lethal dysrhythmia management, and cardiac arrest resuscitation.
  • Pediatric emergency management: acute infections, hyperglycemia/DKA, febrile seizures, abdominal pain, mental/behavioral health, and identifying/reporting abuse.
• Unit Systems & Technology: Epic EHR, Pyxis medication dispensing, and SBAR clinical communication.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience Requirement: Minimum 2 full years of dedicated acute care hospital Emergency Department (ER) RN clinical experience (prior Level I, II, or III trauma center experience preferred; first-time travel nurses accepted).
• Patient Ratio Experience: Documented experience managing 1:5 patient ratios.
• Licensure (Strict Hard Stop): Active New York Single-State Registered Nurse (RN) License strictly in hand at submittal (with active Nursys report; NY is not compact and pending licenses cannot be submitted).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA only.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) — AHA only.
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) — ENA only.
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification.
• Preferred Certifications: CPI and TCAR.
• EMR Competency: Hands-on Epic EHR experience is a hard requirement.

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